Pattern of smoking and nicotine dependence in patients with psychiatric disorders.

Background: Smoking prevalence is high among psychiatric patients. This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of smoking, related factors and nicotine dependence in patients suffering from psychiatric disorders.

Materials And Methods: This analytical descriptive study was performed on patients who had been hospitalized for at least 2 days in Razi Hospital during 2010.

Reduction of secondhand smoke exposure among healthy infants in Iran: randomized controlled trial.

Introduction: The objective of this study was to assess whether counseling both mothers and fathers reduces their infants' exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS).

Methods: Participants were 130 nonsmoking children aged less than 1 year, exposed to their fathers' or mothers' smoking, and recruited from a health center in southern Tehran. Eligible families were randomly assigned to intervention or control group.